Miss O'Dell: Hard Days And Long Nights With The Beatles, The Stones, Bob Dylan And Eric Clapton / Romeo

George Harrison at Friar Park

‘eyewitness: dylan at the isle of wight’ by johnny black

thinking about how one of the first big moves george makes post-breakup is to run away to new york to record the dylan sessions

JOAN BAEZ during THE ROLLING THUNDER REVUE TOUR

George Harrison and Bob Dylan, Concert for Bangladesh, 1 August 1971; photo by Bill Ray (?).

Q: “One of the coups of [the Concert for] Bangladesh was Dylan’s appearance, because he had done so little since his motorcycle accident in 1966. Was he initially reluctant to do Bangladesh?”

George Harrison: “He was. He never committed himself, right up until the moment he came onstage. On the night before Bangladesh, we sat in Madison Square Garden as the people were setting up the bandstand. He looked around the place and said to me, ‘Hey, man, you know, this isn’t my scene.’ I’d had so many months… it seemed like a long time of trying to get it all together, and my head was reeling with all the problems and never. I’d gotten so fed up with him not being committed, I said, ‘Look, it’s not my scene, either. At least you’ve played on your own in front of a crowd before. I’ve never done that.’ So he turned up the next morning, which looked positive. I had a list, a sort of running order, that I had glued on my guitar. When I got to the point where Bob was going to come on, I had Bob with a question mark. I looked over my shoulder to see if he was around, because if he wasn’t, I would have to go on to do the next bit. And I looked around, and he was so nervous — he had his guitar and his shades — he was sort of coming on, coming [pumps his arms and shoulders]. So I just said, ‘My old friend, Bob Dylan!’ It was only at that moment that I knew for sure he was going to do it. After the second show, he picked me up and hugged me and said, ‘God! If only we’d done three shows.’” - Rolling Stone, 5 November 1987 (x)

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George Harrison in a recording session, July, 1969.

A letter to Alistair Taylor from George Harrison, and the photo in question; images courtesy of Heritage Auctions.

“Sometimes, being the Beatles resident Mr Fixit didn’t seem such a great idea. Like the day George sent me a note from America. I’m not sure exactly where it was from, but then neither was he. The address was given as ‘Somewhere in America’ and the date as ‘Sunday the something’. George told me he had seen a great picture of him in the US papers taken in an unguarded moment when he was pulling an angry face and flashing a well-known two-fingered salute. George thought this was the most hilarious photo of him ever taken. He enclosed a scrap of a newspaper with this image on and my task was to track down the original. He wanted to buy the negative, have a lifesize print made of it, and have it mounted on hardboard and have it screwed on the outside of his front door. There are a lot of photographers in America and tracking down the one who had taken this particular snap took a great deal of time and effort. But eventually a friend in Fleet Street provided a vital contact and I managed it. George was delighted with the result, but the lifesize image was so alarming he did relent enough to switch it to his bathroom door. And he had them printed on the front of his Christmas card with the seasonal greeting ‘Why don’t you…?’ George always did have a rather individual sense of humour. George wrote, ‘To Al and Lesley, without whom it would not have been possible.’” - Alistair Taylor, With The Beatles (2003)

This might connect with another anecdote:

“The Beatles don’t collect pin-up photographs of themselves, but love anything a bit off-beat. In the spare bedroom, next to George and Patti[e]’s, there’s a massive 6-ft. high photograph of George, propped up against a wall, looking as though he’s about to hit somebody. George thinks he’s getting a bit tired of it, though, and might throw it out.” - The Beatles Book, January 1967 (x)

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hello my dear ! i hope it’s okay that i used lennison for this ! i couldn’t resist !!! <3

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Request: hi babe:) any chance we could get touch starved john who thinks he’s clingy & just wants held?

Pairing: Lennison

Warnings: Some suggestive language

“George,” John whines from the couch.

George can only roll his eyes, this is the fourth time in the past five minutes that John has called out for his boyfriend.

He knows exactly what John wants.

“Geo—“ John starts but is immediately interrupted by George.

“John—Please be quiet for just one moment,” he takes a deep breath, “I’m trying to focus on something.”

“Writing songs can wait, George. I can’t believe you would let the love of your life sit over here and waste away without so much as a kiss or a hug?” John asks incredulously.

George picks his head up from his guitar, “You are far from attention deprived, John. And even if you were, I think you would survive.”

John lets out another whine, “But George,” he pauses for a moment to attract his lover’s eye contact, “I could just drop dead right now and you’d just have to live with the fact that you wouldn’t give me any affection.”

George sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose, “You are insufferable,” he states plainly as he sets his guitar down and closes his notebook.

John grins as George’s figure appears in view, “Well hello there handsome,” John purrs as George settles beside him.

George rolls his eyes once again as John climbs into his lap and places his arms around George’s neck.

“Oh don’t act so unamused,” John teases, “I know you are just as needy as I am.”

George fights the urge to roll his eyes for a third time as his hands settle at John’s waist, “Y’know, John, I love you. I really do, but sometimes I’d like to just shut that pretty little mouth of yours.”

John lets out a gasp of (fake) surprise, “You love me? I had no idea!”

This time George does roll his eyes for a third time before pulling John forward to press a kiss to his lips.

“I like you better when you shut your mouth,” George whispers as they pull away.

John’s smugness can be seen from a mile away, “I always knew you did.”

George Harrison & Bob Dylan “If Not For You” Concert For Bangladesh rehearsal, July 31, 1971.